John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2168 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2168 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | To enlarge or illustrate this power and effect of love is to set a candle in the sun. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part iii. Sect. 2, Memb. 1, Subsect. 2. |